tinh tinh

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 猩猩 (“ape; orangutan”), from Chinese 猩猩 (xīngxing).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tïŋ˧˧ tïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨn˧˧ tɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨn˧˧ tɨn˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)

Noun edit

(classifier con) tinh tinh

a chimpanzee
Synonym: hắc tinh tinh

See also edit

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